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I drove one earlier in the week. Still trying to decide what I make of it. It's surreal going along at 60 on just battery was my first impression. Second impression was that the steering was very very light! In 'sport' mode when the engine kicks in all the time the steering weights up and to be fair when you push on with the car the steering feel improves, but it feels a bit distant and disconnected at lower speeds. The engine makes a really likeable noise when pushed but the car never feels as fast as it is - maybe power delivery or maybe due to being so quiet (sound insulation is very good), but I often found myself going faster than I realised and was actually quite thankful of the head up display for speed as without it I may have gone into a few corners a little quick - I had never realised before how sound influences my perception of speed. The grip is also surprising - the car I drove had 215 profile tyres which for a sports car seemed rather narrow to me (comparing to likes of 911/R8/F-Type which I've also driven), but yet it gripped very very well. I was impressed. Actually, the whole car impressed, especially the tech, though I'm not sure why I'd need a web browser in my car that I can only use while stationary even if I'm passenger - I have one already.... my phone. The only two real criticisms I had were the lightness of the steering which really did bug me (991 911s electric steering has much more weight - may be artificial, but I prefer it) and the power delivery when you got on the throttle at a corner apex was sometimes a bit lumpy. I suspect there is a technique to sorting the second complaint and to be fair I was slowly learning that as the drive progressed, but you could certainly tell it was more than one drive source, as opposed to 'just' an engine.
Overall a very likeable car. I love the looks of the front and side profile - still undecided on the rear, though certain colours seem to suit it better than others (also thanks to whoever mentioned birthing a 991 - I can't stop seeing that now too!). The Lambo doors are fun, but parked beside another car it was sort of hard to judge if when you opened the door you were about to take out their wing mirror.
Just a few quick thoughts of mine.
Overall a very likeable car. I love the looks of the front and side profile - still undecided on the rear, though certain colours seem to suit it better than others (also thanks to whoever mentioned birthing a 991 - I can't stop seeing that now too!). The Lambo doors are fun, but parked beside another car it was sort of hard to judge if when you opened the door you were about to take out their wing mirror.
Just a few quick thoughts of mine.
CarAbuser said:
134mpg would be impressive but I have read reviews stating more along the lines of 25mpg.
Looks very cool but that level of performance at only 25mpg is weak.
Imagine if they drove only on electric mode.... Like a plugin.Looks very cool but that level of performance at only 25mpg is weak.
Comments on MPG just make me wonder how peoples brains work.
Jountlists takihg it on a 200 miles blast and people quote the mpg like this... Seriously!?
MikeO996 said:
Jimmm said:
PaulD86 said:
...also thanks to whoever mentioned birthing a 991 - I can't stop seeing that now too!...
No problems 
carl_w said:
Also saw one yesterday. Doors up, chap taking a photo with the Bishop's Stortford station charging point in view. Probably not a pro as he'd chosen to take the photos in rush hour when there were hordes of people obscuring the charging point.
A white/blue one? If so, likely to be the Elms demo. I may have been persuaded to put a deposit down on one on the basis of that car - they had it at the TBSHS Jobbers Wood rugby playing fields (Elms sponsor school sports at TBSHS) last weekend..trickywoo said:
surveyor said:
0-62 4.4 seconds and 134 mpg. That's impressive.
It would be if they happened at the same time for a few hundred miles.
Atmospheric said:
I've saw one in blue/black on Gray's Inn Road yesterday. Certainly bigger than I thought it was going to be. It looks like nothing else on the road.
I really like it, and want one. It's very bold by BMW - the other rivals have been caught napping.
Yes, its like when Apple released the Iphone.I really like it, and want one. It's very bold by BMW - the other rivals have been caught napping.
kambites said:
Didn't a couple of recent road tests manage to average about 20mpg out of the thing over the course of their tests? Now I know journalists are hardly the most economical of drivers, but still... 
Considering they often get half that on similar performance cars. The car is impressive. Steve Sutcliffe said the real world mpg was very high and a motorway cruise he averaged over 60mpg over a long drive iirc
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